In this clinic session, Shannon works with a rider focusing on suppling through lateral work. They warm-up in walk doing half pass, haunches-in, renvers and walk pirouette. The horse tends to hide behind the vertical so Shannon recommends riding him more forward than the rider thinks she needs to. They move on to trot rising in shoulder-in to help maintain the impulsion.
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Advanced Lateral Work Part 2
They continue to work on the canter half pass and haunches-in on a circle. In a short-coupled horse, you need to create more bend behind the saddle instead of in front of the saddle. The goal with repetition is that each time it gets a little bit better and be sure to reward the horse when he res...
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Advanced Lateral Work Part 3
Going to the right, they work on the same elements. It is important to keep the energy in the canter, but it needs to be more up and down than moving forward. Shannon suggests that if it too easy, the rider isnt challenging themselves enough. Coming out of a movement is as much of a transition as...
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Jan Lamontagne and Kentucky - Day 2
David Hunt works with Jan Lamontagne, a USDF Bronze and Silver Medalist riding her own Kentucky. Kentucky is a seven-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding imported as a three-year-old from Holland. They have also participated in the Markel/USEF Young Horse Emerging Program.
